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Old July 28th, 2008, 08:53 PM   #3
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I also just returned from a week at Buddy's. The reef there is great. The dive staff and dive setup is awesome. Really from a diving perspective you can't ask for a better staff, reef, or setup.

But the rooms at the resort are badly in a need of an upgrade. Our first room was a disaster. It wasn't clean and there were bugs in the bed! To Buddy's credit they did quickly move us to another room. The second room was an improvement, but still not great. The AC leaked and mold was growing where it was leaking. But at least the room was clean and no bugs! I felt bad for the people who were checking in on our last day. There was a long line at the counter of people with complaints (big group on the Delta flight). The resort was pretty full so I don't know if they were able to move many of them.

This was the third time I stayed at Buddy's. It has really gone down hill in the last couple of years. We will most likely be staying at the Plaza on the next trip.
We just returned from Bonaire also, and it sounds like we stayed in diffent resorts. We stayed in 601 and couldn't have asked for a better room. Our buddies stayed in 602 and liked their room also. Sorry to hear your rooms were disappointing. We used to stay at the Plaza, but moved to Buddy Dive a few years ago. I got tired of making that long walk to the water, the dive shop, the breakfast buffet, the parking lot, or anywhere for that matter. The Plaza is very nice, just get ready for alot of travel time. Bob
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